I’ve heard rumors (and I think a planet money episode) that it’s not just them, but also small-government conservatives who think taxes will be easier to raise (less opposition) if they’re easier to file (people are less aware of them).
Here’s transcript of the episode
This focuses on a pilot attempt to introduce this for California state taxes.
Some highlights
In the 2004 tax season, they sent ReadyReturns out to about 11,000 taxpayers along with this little survey.
99 percent of the people said that they would like to use it next year
And indeed
Norquist thought ReadyReturn is tantamount to a tax hike because
Norquist put out the word to California Republicans—if you back ReadyReturn, you have broken the pledge [to not rise taxes]
“so and so—I’ve even forgotten the legislator’s name—is not with us. It looks like we’re going to be one vote short.”
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I’ve heard rumors (and I think a planet money episode) that it’s not just them, but also small-government conservatives who think taxes will be easier to raise (less opposition) if they’re easier to file (people are less aware of them).
Here’s transcript of the episode
This focuses on a pilot attempt to introduce this for California state taxes.
Some highlights
In the 2004 tax season, they sent ReadyReturns out to about 11,000 taxpayers along with this little survey.
99 percent of the people said that they would like to use it next year
And indeed
Norquist thought ReadyReturn is tantamount to a tax hike because
Norquist put out the word to California Republicans—if you back ReadyReturn, you have broken the pledge [to not rise taxes]
“so and so—I’ve even forgotten the legislator’s name—is not with us. It looks like we’re going to be one vote short.”